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CDC: AIDS the Leading Cause of Death Among African American Women Aged 25-44
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 68% of women who contract AIDS are black. The CDC also reported AIDS was a leading cause of death among black women ages 25 to 44. We speak with the National Coalition of One Hundred Black Women.
In the US, African-Americans make up nearly 13% of the population but accounted for 51% of new HIV diagnoses in 2004. This according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And 68% of women who contract AIDS are black. The CDC also reported AIDS was a leading cause of death among black women ages 25 to 44.
At the 2004 Vice Presidential debates, moderator Gwen Ifil asked the candidates about this crisis in the African-American community.
* Excerpt of 2004 Vice Presidential Debate.
Yesterday, AIDS activists and those living with HIV spoke at the Human Rights Campaign press conference in Washington D.C.
* Courtney Snowden, HIV/AIDS acitivist.
We speak with the National Coalition of One Hundred Black Women.
* Grazell Howard, Vice-President of the National Coalition of One Hundred Black Women. That organization is the co-host, along with the Black Aids Institute, of the first national conference on black women and HIV. The conference began yesterday in Los Angeles and will continue through the weekend.
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At the 2004 Vice Presidential debates, moderator Gwen Ifil asked the candidates about this crisis in the African-American community.
* Excerpt of 2004 Vice Presidential Debate.
Yesterday, AIDS activists and those living with HIV spoke at the Human Rights Campaign press conference in Washington D.C.
* Courtney Snowden, HIV/AIDS acitivist.
We speak with the National Coalition of One Hundred Black Women.
* Grazell Howard, Vice-President of the National Coalition of One Hundred Black Women. That organization is the co-host, along with the Black Aids Institute, of the first national conference on black women and HIV. The conference began yesterday in Los Angeles and will continue through the weekend.
LISTEN ONLINE:
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/12/02/1451224
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if malnutrition is causing deaths
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Nutty comments like that discredit your group
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America's Racist HIV Myth
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